Senior Research Officer (Financial Services)

The City of London Corporation works to enhance the competitiveness of the City across a broad range of areas and provides local government for the City of London - the Square Mile.

A fundamental component is the extensive programme of research, which explores issues ranging from local communities and London's infrastructure through to the global trends affecting the City, London and the UK as world leading providers of financial and professional services.

You will, in this specialist post, play a key role in the development and delivery of research initiatives to ensure the long-term competitiveness and success of London and the City as a world leading financial centre. You will lead research projects focused on financial services, and provide expert advice and support to colleagues in teams looking at areas such as the UK and international regulatory environment, trade and investment, and innovation in financial services. You will proactively identify and analyse changes in the political and regulatory environment with the potential to affect financial services and London's success as a global hub, and inform policy and regulatory recommendations to ensure London and the City's financial services offer remains world-leading.

What will you need to be successful?

Significant knowledge, expertise and understanding of financial services and the complex policy, regulatory and market issues influencing the City's, London's and the UK's competitiveness in this field;

Highly developed skills and experience in carrying out research and analysis with a financial services policy focus, with the ability to produce position papers and reports to publication standard;

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of colleagues and external stakeholders;

The ability to identify, analyse and present information to advise colleagues, brief senior stakeholders, and meet a range of external audience needs in both written and verbal form, in a fast-moving policy-oriented environment;

A highly proactive approach to research, with the demonstrable ability to identify key issues and trends, and produce timely and impactful research and recommendations;

The technical skill and intellectual competence and confidence to design, produce and commission research, including managing and reviewing commissioned work from external experts.

This role will offer you an excellent opportunity to help shape and deliver a high-profile programme of work in the financial services, working on some of the most important current issues for London's competitiveness and the UK's economy.

If you feel you have the requisite skills and would like to join our team then we'd love to hear from you.

Further details of the research programme can be seen at our website.

The successful candidate will benefit from an excellent remuneration package which includes a pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and flexi-time working arrangements.

Applications should be received by midday on Thursday 3 January 2019.

Interviews will be held on the 15, 16 and 17 of January 2019 - if you cannot attend one of these days please say so on your application.

A very attractive defined benefits scheme includes a Pension Scheme with a 21% employer contribution

To apply online please visit our website via the button below.

Alternatively, please contact (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number TC655. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on .

Applications should be received by midday on Thursday 3 January 2019.

Interviews will be held on the 15, 16 and 17 of January 2019 - if you cannot attend one of these days please say so on your application.

The City of London Corporation is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.